Different aspects of this popular and fascinating liturgy.

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How breaded chicken cutlets became Israel's favorite food.

On his deathbed, Jacob finally sees his children stand together.

In this installment of “From the Academy,� Professor David Myers, Director of the UCLA Center for Jewish Studies, tells us ...

No one ever told Jacob that his son Joseph was still alive.

The realization suddenly dawned on me at perhaps the most inappropriate of times. I was at the mourning gathering for ...

My Hasidic father-in-law, after being initiated as the president of his local branch of United Israel Appeal (an organization that, ...

This pre-Passover fast applies to a select few.

Marriage in ancient times was a negotiated match involving an agreement on conditions and payment of a bridal price.